Amazon is building a new headquarters in Seattle. It has scrapped plans for a rectangular design and has replaced it with three connected domes. We learned about this on GeekWire. The structure’s design inspiration comes from buildings all over the world, … Continued
David Karp is the face of Tumblr, a social content platform that was recently acquired by Yahoo for $1.1 billion. But he isn’t the only person who deserves credit for the company’s success. Numerous executive and investors helped Tumblr grow and become the company it is today. … Continued
Jolla, the Finnish MeeGo startup composed of ex-Nokians building their own mobile hardwareand Sailfish OS, has finally taken the wraps off its first handset, revealing what the hardware will look like on its website. The design is a clean-looking, elegant slab, with the … Continued
Despite largely anecdotal media speculation, it’s not clear how the acquisition of Tumblr by Yahoo for $1.1 billion will be greeted by users of the New York blogging service. But rival blogging service WordPress’s founder Matt Mullenweg posted on his blog last … Continued
Google‘s Android team held a fireside chat this afternoon at the company’s big I/O developers conference where it took questions from developers about working with the mobile operating system. One developer addressed one of the biggest problems still facing Android today –– … Continued
Google and NASA are forming a laboratory to study artificial intelligence by means of computers that use the unusual properties of quantum physics. Their quantum computer, which performs complex calculations thousands of times faster than existing supercomputers, is expected to … Continued
While the prevailing sentiment within the technology world may be that you need to be based in Silicon Valley in order to launch a successful startup, it doesn’t mean you need to set down permanent roots in California. Still, a … Continued
Forget “OK, Glass.” As of today, the hot new voice command is “OK, Google.” As in, “OK, Google: Show me things to do in Santa Cruz.” At its I/O developer conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, Google announced a more-or-less … Continued
Mass. lost 1,400 jobs in April; unemployment rate remains 6.4 percent The Massachusetts unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.4 percent in April, but the state’s economy shed 1,400 jobs, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported Thursday. April was … Continued
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. The expansion of H-1b visas is considered the first major victory for Zuckerberg’s new non-profit lobbying organization, FWD.us, which receives financial backing from such big tech names as … Continued
By Alex Grande Think of this article as a general guideline for designing any website. I’ve learned these lessons through photography, working in the Enlightenment Linux window manager many years ago, and developing for a design agency. I apply these … Continued
BEDFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– iRobot Corp. (NAS: IRBT) , a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, has won contracts totaling $7.2 million from the Brazilian government to provide iRobot 510 PackBot robots, spares and associated equipment through December 2013. iRobot 510 PackBot … Continued
It’s safe to say that WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum does not crave the spotlight. But he does have a lot to say. Koum’s mobile messaging app now has more than 200 million active monthly users around the world — a … Continued
How can organizations aimed at putting an end to child abuse send a message to children without also tipping off adults? It might be as simple as creating an ad that only children can see. A Spanish organization called Fundación ANAR, … Continued
The Montreal-based firm has been monitoring Canadian users’ downloading of pirated content for several months. It has now gathered more than one million different evidence files, according to its managing director Barry Logan. One of its clients is now before … Continued
